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One person trapped in vehicle after crash in village near York
EMERGENCY services have gone to the scene of a crash in a village near York. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said crews from York and Acomb went to Holtby following a report of a single vehicle road traffic collision, at around 4pm today
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Missing York man found safe and well
UPDATED: Missing York man found safe and well. AN urgent appeal has gone out to find a missing 38-year-old York man. North Yorkshire Police say Asher Hetherington-Newton has been missing from his home in York since 4pm on Sunday (May 12).
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York MP meets with PM on tackling superbugs- a 'killer of millions'
YORK Outer Julian Sturdy has met with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to raise the health issue of 'superbugs' that is already killing millions. The meeting follows much campaigning on Antimicrobial Resistance from Mr Sturdy. With the United Nations
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Broadband first with speeds above a gigabit comes to village near York
The first homes have been connected in North Yorkshire as part of a major government broadband initiative launched earlier this year. Hull-based Quickline has delivered fast and reliable broadband to Escrick, which follows it winning a government
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York food rescue and redistribution company enjoys award success
A York food rescue and redistribution project has won an award. Planet Food won the 'Outstanding Alumni Contribution to Social Responsibility' at the Making a Difference Awards in Manchester. Planet Food York co-founder Rosie Baker graduated
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York healthcare and volunteering on assembly agenda
AN open meeting aimed at York’s over 50s will look at healthcare and social services later this month, as well as volunteering. The York Older People's Assembly's (Yopa) is staging its next Open meeting on Monday May 20 at 2pm at Friends Meeting
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East Riding nursery taken over by growing national chain
A CHESHIRE-based nursery provider has taken over a centre in the East Riding. Kids Planet has acquired Turnbridge Day Nursery in East Cowick, between Goole and Snaith. The deal further expands the national group’s presence and adds to its offering
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York taxi driver abused in road rage attack
A TAXI driver was abused in a road rage incident in York. The attack happened on Monday, May 6 at 11.20am when a man, who was driving a Ford Mondeo, followed a taxi from Crombie Avenue to Wigginton Road (near the first roundabout entrance to York
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Charity boss from York invited to Buckingham Palace event attended by the King
A YORKSHIRE children’s charity boss from York joined the King and members of the royal family at a Buckingham Palace garden party. Keith Hardcastle from Wigginton is chair of trustees at Candlelighters, and was invited to the royal residence on
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'It wouldn’t be a Yorkshire summer without liquid sunshine!' - York races to go ahead
THE show is set to go on for the Dante Festival at York Racecourse despite heavy rain, organisers say. Heavy rainfall has hit York today (May 14). The Met Office explained that as the jet stream heads northwards and brings warmer weather, it also
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Tadcaster Albion unveil season ticket prices with new initiative announced
TADCASTER Albion have released their season ticket prices for the 2024/25 season. With preparations now underway for a second consecutive campaign back in the Northern Counties Eastern League premier division, Tadcaster have unveiled their season
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Clothes scheme helps York and North Yorkshire jobless find work
A charity that gives women clothes to look good at interviews is being credited for helping reduce unemployment in York and North Yorkshire. The York jobcentre is highlighting how the Leeds charity Smart Works is helping the work coaches get people
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New retaining wall to 'protect city walls' following Queen Street Bridge demolition
WORK is expected to start in about two weeks on building a ‘retaining wall’ to support York’s ancient city walls at the site of the demolished Queen Street Bridge. When the bridge was pulled down over the weekend of April 27/28, the approach ramp
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Crackdown on knife crime underway in North Yorkshire
A CRACKDOWN on knife crime is underway in North Yorkshire. North Yorkshire Police say they are joining police forces across the country this week in an operation focused on knife crime. Read next: Party band entertains York crowds
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Business units plan for York area village
OUTLINE planning permission is sought for 5 commercial units in a village near York that would create 16 jobs. Castleford-based MKC (Yorkshire) Ltd seek to erect a 50m by 18m building on Shirbutt Lane, Hessay, behind an existing workshop/office
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York make it three from three as Fraine steals the show
YORK Cricket Club basked in the glorious weekend weather to make it three wins from three in 2024. After Stamford Bridge elected to bat first in the third weekend of the Yorkshire Premier League North, after Martyn Woodliffe had carved out a half
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York orthopaedic surgeon caught speeding on smart motorway
A YORK-based orthopaedic surgeon has been spared a driving ban after he was caught speeding on the M1. Sheffield magistrates decided to allow Kurt Haendlmayer, 60, to keep using the roads so that he could continue to see patients. The 60-year-old
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Rottweiler dog bites member of the public in North Yorkshire town
A Rottweiler dog has bitten a member of the public in a North Yorkshire town. North Yorkshire Police appealed for the owner of the dog, with the breed named by the force, to come forward following the incident which took place in Knaresborough
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Luxury development underway at historic York villa
A former grand Victorian villa in York is being transformed as part of a luxury housing scheme. Beverly House on Shipton Road, next to Homestead Park, is being regenerated by Harrogate-based Inglehurst Property into 21 luxury homes. The whole
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Two men assaulted in unprovoked attack in York
Two men have been assaulted in an unprovoked attack in York's city centre, the police have said. The attack, which happened at around midnight on Ouse Bridge, February 24, left one of the victims unconscious. North Yorkshire Police said they
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Plans for York library to become dance school
A York library is booking a new future as a dance studio. Plans have been submitted for the change of use to the 40-year-old Clifton Library, which is to relocate this summer. Spotlight Dance Academy, which began in 2009 and is based on Green
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Cuckoo heralds the arrival of summer, despite the rain - letter
Walking to get my paper at 6.30 on Tuesday morning - just before the rain started - I heard a cuckoo calling from near the Foss Fairy Trail. A short while later a second cuckoo replied from near St John’s University. It seems summer’s officially
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'It wasn't the queues for Wright's pork pies I liked - it was the Javelin car'
Peeping Javelin Like Derek Reed (Wright’s Pork Pies, stuff of legend, May 13), I too was intrigued to see the photograph of May 9. Not so much for the shop fronts as for the car whose nose was peeping into shot. Older readers would recognise
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‘Victory’ for power station canteen workers as 19% pay rise secured after strikes
Canteen workers at a North Yorkshire power station have secured a 19 per cent pay rise after weeks of strikes. Drax canteen workers employed by BaxterStorey walked out of the station near Selby for six weeks in December. This week BaxterStorey
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'Putin is the world's most dangerous man right now'
Putin is still at it. He just cannot stop. He daren’t stop now or he will lose too much face in the eyes of the communist world. So the West is his mortal enemy, is it? He has very conveniently forgotten the sacrifices of the aid convoys during
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'There could be peace in Gaza tomorrow, if Hamas returned all hostages'
Andy D’Agorne please note there could be a cease fire in Gaza tomorrow (UK leaders need to do more to bring peace to Gaza, Letters, May 13). All it needs is for Hamas to release the remaining hostages still alive, to repatriate the bodies of dead
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North Yorkshire village with its own mini chocolate factory among UK's greatest
A North Yorkshire village with its own chocolate factory, “babbling beck” and “creeper-covered cottages” has been revealed among the greatest in Britain, according to The Telegraph. Hutton-le-Hole was praised for its “good looks” including its
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Statue to faithful companion guide dog to be unveiled at York Races tomorrow
A dog is a man’s best friend. And a Guide Dog to a blind man is someone extra special. Such is the appreciation former York hotelier Jeremy Cassel wants to show for Grady, his faithful companion of eight years, a statue of him will be unveiled
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Missing York woman found safe and well
A 38-year-old woman reported missing from York has now been found. As The Press reported last night, North Yorkshire Police said Sophie Heginbotham, 38, was last seen in the Tang Hall area of the city at about 6pm on Monday (May 13). A police
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Evri customers issued urgent scam warning
Evri, the UK’s largest dedicated parcel company, has issued a warning to everyone using its service. The company has issued an updated warning about scammers trying to profit off of Evri customers. The renewed guidance on phishing messages,
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'Do not eat': Urgent warning over unsafe foods with disease-causing bacteria
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) have issued an urgent warning to businesses and shoppers not to sell or eat any products supplied by a company. A food recall had already been actioned over some Bread Spread Ltd products, but the FSA have now warned
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Missing York girl found safe
A TEENAGER missing from home in a York village has been found safe. As The Press reported on Sunday night (May 12) North Yorkshire Police appealed for help in tracing a 15-year-old girl who had gone missing from Dunnington. Read next:
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Explore York turns 10 - join in the fun at your local library this weekend
In 2024 Explore York Libraries and Archives is 10 years old and we are excited to kick off our celebrations over the weekend of May 18-19. You will find a host of activities from plant sales to face-painting to community singing at your local library
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Cocaine and cannabis dealer told police he was on a drug delivery run
A DEALER who told police he was on his way to deliver drugs to a customer when they stopped him has been given a suspended prison sentence. Francis George Brockbank, 64, had cocaine, cannabis and £340 in drug money on him, said Brooke Morrison,
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Jewellery raid was latest "bizarre" crime by ex-soldier and bank robber, court told
A former soldier has admitted carrying out a raid on a jeweller and trying to steal two Rolex watches worth £29,100 from a North Yorkshire jewellers. It was the latest “bizarre” offence by Matthew Massey, 33, who has previous convictions for a
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North Yorkshire town has one of 27 new designated outdoor swimming spots
THE Government has launched a record number of wild swimming spots as bathing sites in England for summer, including one in North Yorkshire. The Environment Agency will immediately start monitoring the water quality at 27 sites which the Government
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‘You’ve got a year to live, don't tell anybody’ - man's contaminated blood HIV trauma
DEREK Martindale was 23 when he found out he had HIV. “You’ve got a year to live. Don’t tell anybody,” his family doctor told him at York Hospital on Friday, September 13, 1985 – a date that sticks in his memory. The now 60-year-old decided
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Here's how York council is getting people to quit smoking
Council chiefs have stepped up efforts to help people quit smoking in York. City of York Council says smoking causes 200 deaths a year in York and costs the city's economy £120 million a year. Now the council has invested £196,000 into efforts
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New mayor of York and North Yorkshire meets Keir Starmer to discuss regions growth
THE leader of the Labour Party, Keir Starmer, met with the new Mayor of York and North Yorkshire to help develop a 'gold standard' for growing local economies. At the first meeting with Labour’s mayors since the local elections, Keir Starmer said
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Party band entertains York crowds in sunshine
A PARTY band have been out in the sunshine entertaining the crowds in York. As The Press first reported at the weekend, Huge entertained hundreds of shoppers in York city centre on Saturday afternoon with live renditions of classics such as ‘Stayin